OL. XLIV

No 52

24/31-December-2001  

Egypt Fast Tracks Gas Development As Export Schemes Move Ahead

MEES Mediterranean Editor Bill Farren-Price reports from Cairo

Egypt’s decision to bring the development of its fast growing gas sector into strategic focus started to show strong results in the second half of 2001. The establishment of a new government company, the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), which has taken over the role in the gas sector played until...